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The Ocean House Surfside duplex penthouse

One of the few Miami penthouses where the building is small enough that the residence at the top genuinely changes the character of the whole address.

This page describes the residence. Whether it is available, and on what terms, changes without notice. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier for the current position on any building we cover.

The Residence

What sits at the top of the building.

A two level, full floor duplex reported at approximately 14,527 total square feet, including a rooftop of roughly 3,000 square feet carrying a pool and spa. Interiors are by the Brazilian designer Carla Guilhem.

The residence takes views to both the Atlantic and Biscayne Bay, which is a function of the site rather than the floor: Surfside is narrow enough at this point that a high residence sees water on both sides.

Read 14,527 square feet carefully. That is the total figure, interior plus outdoor, and the interior number is the one that furnishes.

What The Public Record Says

Figures, and what kind of figure each one is.

Unveiled in January 2026 and marketed at a reported $70 million.

This is a marketed asking price. It is not a contract and not a closed sale. Asking prices at this level are opening positions and frequently do not survive to closing.

No closed comparable exists in this building, because the building is new. The nearest reference points are elsewhere in Surfside and Bal Harbour, and they are imperfect: a twenty five residence boutique tower does not trade like a large amenity tower a few blocks away.

The Building Underneath

A penthouse is only as good as the building it crowns.

A deliberately intimate twelve storey oceanfront building of roughly 25 residences. Occupancy has been indicated around 2027.

Low density is the entire proposition. With roughly two residences per floor across most of the building, the shared spaces carry a small number of households, and the lift and lobby experience is closer to a large house than to a resort.

The trade off is the same one every boutique building makes: fewer residences to spread fixed costs across, which shows up in the monthly figure and in how a special assessment lands.

What The Drawing Does Not Tell You

The part a sales gallery does not lead with.

A rooftop of roughly 3,000 square feet with a pool sits on top of the building envelope. Ask, in writing, whether that rooftop is deeded to the residence, held as a limited common element assigned to it, or licensed, because the three arrangements differ in what you own, what you may alter, and who pays when the waterproofing beneath the pool fails.

A pool on a roof is a structural and maintenance instrument, not an amenity. In a twenty five residence building the cost of remediating one is spread across twenty five households, and the household directly beneath the pool has the most exposure to how well it was built.

The dual water outlook depends on what stands to the west. Establish what is permitted on the parcels between this building and the bay before treating the bay view as permanent.

The Shift

Buy the building, not the square footage.

In a twenty five residence building the governance, the reserve position and the identity of your neighbours matter more than in a three hundred residence tower, because there is nowhere for a problem to disperse. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier and we will read the building documents with you before the floor plan.

Current availability at the top of the building. Whether the residence described here is spoken for, and what else sits on the upper floors.
The rooftop instrument. Whether private outdoor space is deeded, a limited common element, or licensed, which decides what you own and who repairs it.
Floor plan analysis. What the drawing gives you once column placement, ceiling drops and usable outdoor area are read properly.
Where we would not proceed. Sometimes the answer is another building. Sometimes it is not now.

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Common Questions

What buyers ask about this residence

How big is the Ocean House penthouse?
Reported at roughly 14,527 square feet in total, which includes a rooftop of approximately 3,000 square feet. Ask the developer for the interior area separately, since total and interior figures are often used interchangeably in marketing and they should not be.
What is it priced at?
It was marketed at a reported $70 million when unveiled in January 2026. That is an asking figure rather than a trade, and pricing at this level frequently moves between marketing and closing.
Does it really have views of both the ocean and the bay?
Surfside is narrow enough for that to be plausible at this height, and it has been reported as a feature of the residence. The bay side depends on what is permitted on the parcels to the west, which is worth confirming.
Is a twenty five residence building better than a large tower?
Different, not better. Fewer neighbours and quieter shared spaces, against a smaller base to spread fixed costs and assessments across. Which suits you depends on how you will use the residence.
Who designed it?
Interiors by Carla Guilhem. The building is a twelve storey oceanfront tower in Surfside with roughly 25 residences.
Before You Act On Any Of This

Twenty five households, one roof, one pool above someone.

We hold no listings and we are not the developer. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier and we will tell you what is actually available at the top of this building, what the last comparable trade was, and where we would not proceed. Where a question is legal, tax or structuring, we introduce you to advisers who handle that properly rather than answering it ourselves.

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